वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-42, verse-16

वनरैरापतन्तस्ते वेगिता वेगवत्तरैः ।
मुष्टिभिश्चरणैर्दन्तैः पादपैश्चापपोथिताः ॥१६॥

16. vanarairāpatantaste vegitā vegavattaraiḥ ,
muṣṭibhiścaraṇairdantaiḥ pādapaiścāpapothitāḥ.

16. vānaraiḥ āpatantaḥ te vegitāḥ vegavattaraiḥ
muṣṭibhiḥ caraṇaiḥ dantaiḥ pādapaiḥ ca āpapothitāḥ

16. āpatantaḥ te vegitāḥ vānaraiḥ vegavattaraiḥ
muṣṭibhiḥ caraṇaiḥ dantaiḥ pādapaiḥ ca āpapothitāḥ

16. Those swift (Rākṣasas) who were attacking, were then struck down by the even swifter monkeys with fists, feet, teeth, and trees.

Words meanings summery:

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

• आपतन्तः (āpatantaḥ) - attacking, falling upon

• ते (te) - they

• वेगिताः (vegitāḥ) - swift, impetuous

• वेगवत्तरैः (vegavattaraiḥ) - by the even swifter ones, by those possessing greater speed

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - by fists

• चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by feet

• दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth

• पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - by trees

• च (ca) - and

• आपपोथिताः (āpapothitāḥ) - were struck down, were crushed

Words meanings and morphology

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - a monkey

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

आपतन्तः (āpatantaḥ) - attacking, falling upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āpatat

āpatat - attacking, falling upon

Present Active Participle

from ā-√pat

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'te'.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the passive verb.

वेगिताः (vegitāḥ) - swift, impetuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vegita

vegita - swift, impetuous, quick

Past Passive Participle

from √vij, with -ita suffix

Root: vij (class 6)

वेगवत्तरैः (vegavattaraiḥ) - by the even swifter ones, by those possessing greater speed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vegavattara

vegavattara - swifter, more impetuous

Comparative suffix -tara

from vegavat + -tara

Note: Adjective modifying vānaraiḥ, providing a comparative speed.

मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - by fists

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

Root: muṣ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of the action.

चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, going

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Instrument of the action.

दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth, tusk

Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Instrument of the action.

पादपैः (pādapaiḥ) - by trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (literally 'drinking with feet/roots')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• pa – drinking, protecting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from √pā
  from √pā + aC suffix
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Instrument of the action.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the instrumental nouns.

आपपोथिताः (āpapothitāḥ) - were struck down, were crushed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āpapothita

āpapothita - struck down, crushed, beaten

Past Passive Participle

from ā-√poth (causative of √puth)

Prefix: ā

Root: puth (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'te' (the Rākṣasas), describing their state.

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